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Hobs are land fae similar to Brownies. They are strictly domestic spirits, and they tend to attach themselves to single households for generations, often raising their children to join them.[1] They first appear in A Local Habitation.

No one keeps a house cleaner than a Hob, and there's never any dust on the liquor cabinet.[2]

Characters[]

Kerry[]

Kerry is Toby's childhood friend and a three-quarters Hob changeling. She grew up in the Duchy of Shadowed Hills and now lives in the suburbs.

Melly and Ormond[]

Both are servants of Shadowed Hills, and work to keep the place clean. Melly also works in the kitches and is Kerry's mother. Sylvester lends them to Arden Windermere to help her clean up the abandoned knowe in Muir Woods, and both Melly and Ormond are delighted by the task.

Helen[]

Helen is a Hob changeling who had been a victim of Blind Michael's last Wild Hunt. Although she had been rescued, she had been severely traumatised from the ordeal.

Mythology[]

Like the Brownie, the Hob is a household fairy that helps with chores around the house. The hob in particular, looks after the health of children. He is naked and has long hair. If you give him clothes, he will be offended and leave the service of your house.[3] He is especially good in curing a child's whooping cough.

Shakespeare's character Puck, the servant of Oberon, has been called a hobgoblin or Puca.[4]

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